One of Denver’s most anticipated new restaurants of 2023 opens today on East Colfax

Anna and Anthony Nguyen were beaming from ear to ear on the weekend of Sap Sua’s soft opening.

The couple has been dreaming up their first restaurant for the last three years since they moved from Los Angeles, where they worked at award-winning restaurants Animal and Osteria Mozza, to Anna’s hometown of Longmont in early 2020. And after a few trial runs over the weekend, they are finally ready to see the dining room come to life.

“It’s easy to feel like we’re at the finish line because we’re open and have gotten through constructions and inspections, but it really is just another starting line,” Anna said.

Sap Sua, located at 2550 E. Colfax Ave., officially opens to the public today, June 28, at 4:30 p.m. Reservation slots will be available starting at 10 a.m. on the restaurant’s website. And the anticipation i...